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へくちっ

also: へくち · へっくち · へっくちっ

Meanings

1

interjection

colloquial

Colloquial onomatopoeia for the sound of a sneeze. Similar to ハクション but softer or more casual.

See also: ハクション

へくちっ！誰だれかがくしゃみをした。
Achoo! Someone sneezed.

Written forms

へくち
Variant without the final glottal stop; also used.
へっくち
Variant with a geminate consonant.

Similar words

ハクション
ハクション is a more standard and forceful sneeze sound; へくちっ is softer and more colloquial.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it mimics the sound of a sneeze.